2008 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Roster
Thomas, Awehiyo

Jersey Number 16
Awehiyo Thomas
- Position:
- Attack
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- McKinnon Park Secondary
- Hometown:
- Six Nations, Ontario
Bio
Senior Year: Started all 19 games … Recorded 36 points on 26 goals and 10 assists … dished out career high three assists against Le Moyne ... Also tied career-high points total with five against the Dolphins ... Scored Syracuse’s first goal at Northwestern ... Scored two goals and dished out two assists against Cincinnati ... Recorded career-high three caused turnovers against Georgetown ... Scored hat trick against Rutgers.
Junior Year: Started all 21 games … Scored at least one goal in 19 games … Tied career highs with five points and four goals against Dartmouth … Recorded hat trick against Loyola … Scored three goals against Georgetown in the BIG EAST Championship … Caused career-high two turnovers against Binghamton … Had two goals against Towson in the first round of the NCAA Championship.
At Canisius: Finished fifth on the team with 13 goals and 21 points as a sophomore… Tied for third with eight assists … Recorded season-high four goals and five points against Notre Dame … Had multiple goals in five games … Finished with 16 groundballs, 16 draw controls and 10 caused turnovers … Had six games with at least two groundballs … Recorded season-high four draw controls against Notre Dame … Forced a caused turnover in 10 games … Played in all 19 games and started 18 as a freshman … Fifth on the team in scoring with 32 points on 26 goals and six assists … Fifth in the MAAC with 45 draw controls … Also had 32 groundballs and six caused turnovers … Had six draw controls vs. Robert Morris and Marist and seven vs. St. Bonaventure… Tallied three goals and an assist vs. Central Connecticut and Manhattan … Scored four goals against Marist and three in the MAAC final vs. Le Moyne …
High School: Played on the U-19 Team Canada squad which won a bronze medal at the 2003 World Championships… She was the third-leading scorer on the team, tallying eight goals and seven assists in the tournament… Played for Six Nations in the Ontario U-19 Lacrosse League in 2004, where she ranked third in the league in points with 52 goals and 18 assists in 16 games… Won the Ontario U-20 Rookie of the Year Award in 2001 and was named U-15 Most Valuable Player in 2000… Also competed on the volleyball, cross country and track and field teams at Cayuga Secondary School …
Personal: Born May, 1986 … The daughter of Ben Thomas and Karen General… Has three brothers and two sisters… Majoring in health and wellness.
Junior Year: Started all 21 games … Scored at least one goal in 19 games … Tied career highs with five points and four goals against Dartmouth … Recorded hat trick against Loyola … Scored three goals against Georgetown in the BIG EAST Championship … Caused career-high two turnovers against Binghamton … Had two goals against Towson in the first round of the NCAA Championship.
At Canisius: Finished fifth on the team with 13 goals and 21 points as a sophomore… Tied for third with eight assists … Recorded season-high four goals and five points against Notre Dame … Had multiple goals in five games … Finished with 16 groundballs, 16 draw controls and 10 caused turnovers … Had six games with at least two groundballs … Recorded season-high four draw controls against Notre Dame … Forced a caused turnover in 10 games … Played in all 19 games and started 18 as a freshman … Fifth on the team in scoring with 32 points on 26 goals and six assists … Fifth in the MAAC with 45 draw controls … Also had 32 groundballs and six caused turnovers … Had six draw controls vs. Robert Morris and Marist and seven vs. St. Bonaventure… Tallied three goals and an assist vs. Central Connecticut and Manhattan … Scored four goals against Marist and three in the MAAC final vs. Le Moyne …
High School: Played on the U-19 Team Canada squad which won a bronze medal at the 2003 World Championships… She was the third-leading scorer on the team, tallying eight goals and seven assists in the tournament… Played for Six Nations in the Ontario U-19 Lacrosse League in 2004, where she ranked third in the league in points with 52 goals and 18 assists in 16 games… Won the Ontario U-20 Rookie of the Year Award in 2001 and was named U-15 Most Valuable Player in 2000… Also competed on the volleyball, cross country and track and field teams at Cayuga Secondary School …
Personal: Born May, 1986 … The daughter of Ben Thomas and Karen General… Has three brothers and two sisters… Majoring in health and wellness.
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